About the author
Geek and nerd Joe D has in the past studied genetics, molecular and cell biology, worked in cancer research, and made contemptuous amounts of money from incompetently composed photographs. The views expressed on this weblog are not his own; rather, he stole them from you through mind invasion.
Tag Archives: copyright
Lay Science: Society of Homeopaths launch photography rights grab
Several my usual topics collide as pseudoscience exploits photography for some bad marketing. The Society of Homeopaths, an organisation representing British homeopaths (including many who advocate the use of their failed medicine as malaria and HIV/AIDS treatment), are employing the … Continue reading
Posted in lay science
Tagged bad marketing, bad science, copyright, homeopathy, photography, pr, rights grab, society of homeopaths
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Journalology: Why you can’t copy abstracts into Wikipedia
I am not a lawyer, but I do have six years experience of Wikipedia, was once a very prolific Wikipedian, and, despite my lack of activity there in more recent years, am apparently still an “admin” on the English language … Continue reading
Posted in journalology
Tagged copyright, fair use, open access, publishing, wikipedia
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